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RSS is a syndication protocol used to distribute web services. So, for example, you can centralize your web surfing through a single application (like Outlook) and pull article feeds into it instead of hitting each site individually. The data is typically formatted in XML, and is not readable in a browser by itself. You view it in an aggregator, or after it's been consumed by a web site.

 

This board, and my blog, are typical examples of sites that provide RSS feeds. If you have an aggregator, you can view postings from this site without actually visiting this site (if you're running Firefox you can probably see the little orange RSS icon in the lower-right corner of this window right now).

 

A more sophisticated example of web services may be seen in the way Amazon.com displays Fed-Ex and UPS shipment tracking data to Amazon customers who want to know why their order hasn't arrived yet, or the way Orbitz/Priceline/etc access and redisplay airline flight info.

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very funny... too bad I don't like bumper stickers.

 

Too bad I don't have a car. (It would be of little use to me in New York City.)

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